I was there early June and they had just finished with the towers (and well, everything else). They still needed to install the cables, motors, breaks, station equpment, query line, signs, roof on station. Then they have to install the actual car (and there only is 1 car, which I hated @ V2, took FOREVER) which is a pain in the a** to do with the inverted coasters, but not just that, its finding a day for the makers (Intinam, I believe) to come and bring/intall the cars. Then there is a solid 2-3 weeks of testing, probably more. When I was there in the 2nd week of June none of this had been done. If they work hard, and they probably will work damn hard, they can get it open 1st week of August (when I go again, houray!).
Also, they probably are guilty of at least once promoting Deja Vu as if it was open. They used such wording though that it just confuses people, not proves their guilt. I see print/billboard ads in Milwaukee quite a bit with Deja Vu advertised. If they don't get it up by the end of the season they are screwed, however. The guys who are going there from the radio station are promoting both coasters, though. SixFlags can't really be responsible for that.
Anyone know the current status of Deja Vu? Even if they open it ASAP, its going to have problems. Actuially, hopefully it will. When I was there in June V2 broke down for 15 minutes, which made 20-30 minutes of people in front of me leave the line (houray). Then we went over to Batman and the same happened, then to Ironwolf and amazingly the same happened for a third time.
Its funny when the final breaks @ V2 break down, it just goes back and forth, then back and forth, for about 5 minutes.
One last thing, they NEED to get those trimmers back @ the top of American Eagle. That thing needs to race! American Eagle is odd because many people don't see the side closest to the park (red side, I think) since the entrance is not on the main path you use to get to the ride. SixFlags needs to get rid of the fence so you can get right back on w/o going out of that big tent @ the entrance though.
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-Nick Catalano
"Ironwolf's new Motto: Bust a Nut"